Pictures: Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133

CaptionSpace shuttle Discovery lands on STS-133, its final mission

Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, is towed from the shuttle runway back to the orbiter processing facility, ending its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center.

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, is towed from the shuttle runway back to the orbiter processing facility, ending its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, is towed to the orbiter processing facility from the runway, ending its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center.

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, is towed to the orbiter processing facility from the runway, ending its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, ends its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center.

Space shuttle Discovery, STS-133, ends its historic career after the crew of 6 astronauts made a picture-perfect landing Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at the Kennedy Space Center. (Red Huber, Orlando Sentinel)